A hand has two functions; to grip and to release. But without both of these powers it is useless. Like newborn infants we grab what comes near us. Hoping to control it, taste it, jam it into another child's eye.
But the time we spend in control of our world is the time we spend letting go of others. Ideas, stories, pride, girls in soft sweaters, video games, buttered noodles... Grip one for too long and you lose so much that you've never held.
Kudos to @terrycrews for doing a great job this season! Also, lovely to see @juliannehough (new judge) being so gorgeous and innocent on pressing over her red "X" buzzer hehehe